Daily Star Sunday. Neil has been told he will not get a celebrity partner - despite coming a very respectable fifth place last year with footballer Alex Scott.
The 38-year-old first joined Strictly in 2016 with professional partner and then wife Katya.However, although his ex had celeb partners for years, Neil only managed to become part of the official competitor line up in 2019.It is claimed the BBC have decided against coupling him up this year and his role has been reduced to background dancer again.
A source told Daily Star Sunday :"After a lot of discussion it was decided that Neil will be dropped from the line-up of professional dancers, so he won’t be partnered with a contestant.
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